After eating, the old lady and Princess Ning went to Hua'er's house. Princess Ning was uneasy along the way. She didn't know if Hua'er would tell her grandmother who poisoned her, but if it was really Qin'er,
How should she protect her? She knew Hua'er was stable, but she needed Qin'er, and only Qin'er could really help her. If she had known this, why would she have made the matter a big deal? As long as Hua'er was executed secretly, no one would
Know who poisoned her.
"What are you thinking about?" the old lady asked.
"Grandma, Ning'er is wondering who is so cruel." Princess Ning said.
After the old lady and Princess Ning entered the house, Hua'er happened to drink the medicine.
"Hua'er, how do you feel today?" Princess Ning asked.
"When I returned to the princess, my health was much better," Hua'er said.
"Hua'er, I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, since I promised to make the decision for you, I will definitely make the decision for you." Princess Ning said.
Hua'er lowered her head and did not dare to speak. The old lady walked over and said to Hua'er: "Hua'er, tell me, who is so vicious?"
"Old Madam, Princess, Hua'er dare not accuse people unjustly, but they are puzzled in their hearts. If Old Madam and Princess don't believe it, just let Hua'er say nothing." Hua'er said.
"Say it, I believe you." the old lady said.
Princess Ning didn't speak. Of course she couldn't listen to Hua'er's one-sided words. The old lady didn't like Qin'er and wished that all these things were done by Qin'er. But she was different. She must keep Qin'er.
Hua'er said cautiously: "Last time, the old lady rewarded Hua'er with a jade hairpin, because the jade hairpin disappeared at some time, but the slave girl saw Qin'er throw the jade hairpin on the ground and stepped on it twice. The slave girl did not intend to pursue it, because
Qin'er should be emotional about the old lady's love. But I didn't expect that she would put the talisman that cursed people under my bed. That day, I happened to be stewing tonic for my master in the small kitchen, and I saw
When we arrived, Qin'er also went to the small kitchen. She asked a few questions about what happened before. Unexpectedly, Qin'er actually admitted that she had done it herself. Then she apologized to me and let me drink her new brew.
The wine. Who knew that after drinking it, I fell to the ground."
"Hua'er, are you telling the truth? Or..." Princess Ning asked nervously.
"Yes, Princess. I know that you don't believe that she did it. In fact, even I don't believe that she was the one who poisoned you. But I will not deceive the Princess. If it really wasn't her, why would I frame her?"
The son said.
"That's not what I meant, it's just a bit unbelievable. After my grandmother rewarded you, I was worried that Qin'er would be depressed, so I also rewarded her. Besides, you are sisters, so it is impossible for her to poison you." Princess Ning said.
"I knew the princess wouldn't believe it, so I had been reluctant to speak. Sure enough, after speaking today, the princess thought I had framed Qin'er." Hua'er said sadly.
"Ning'er doesn't believe you, but I believe you. Someone, come here, capture Qin'er and send her over." The old lady said.
"Grandma, you promised me Qin'er to let me handle it myself, and you can't go back on it," Princess Ning said.
Hua'er looked very sad when she heard what Princess Ning said. It seemed that even if the princess abandoned her, she didn't want Qin'er to be punished. Hua'er was a little lucky. Fortunately, she didn't tell the princess when she just woke up, otherwise she might have been early.
It became a corpse.
"However, Qin'er did poison Hua'er. Such a person can never stay by your side." The old lady said.
Princess Ning did not continue talking, but she must find a way to keep Qin'er. She knew that she could not ask her mother and concubine for this matter, because her mother and concubine would never help her keep Qin'er.
Qin'er was making medicine for the princess in the small kitchen at this time, so she had no idea what was happening in the yard. Soon, she was brought back to the house.
Qin'er looked at Princess Ning with an innocent face and asked, "Master, what's going on?"
The old lady said coldly: "You have the nerve to ask what's wrong?"
"Old madam, I don't know what happened." Qin'er said.
Princess Ning asked: "Qin'er, let me ask you one last time, was it you who poisoned Hua'er?"
"Princess, the slave is unjust. How could the slave harm Hua'er? That day the princess ordered the slave to find Hua'er. After the slave went, she saw Hua'er lying on the ground." Qin'er said.
"So, you didn't break Hua'er's hosta?" the old lady said.
"Qin'er can't understand what the old lady said. These are not made by Qin'er." Qin'er said.
"But Hua'er saw you do this with his own eyes. Could it be that Hua'er will wrongly accuse you?" the old lady said.
"Hua'er, why do you say that? When did I break your hosta and when did I poison you? How could you wrongly accuse me?" Qin'er looked at Hua'er innocently and asked.
"Old Madam, Princess, I did find this under Hua'er's bed," the servant said.
The old lady reached out and took it, opened it and saw that it was indeed a charm. Although she didn't know what was written on it, the words on it didn't look like they were written in cinnabar.
"What exactly is this talisman? Why do you want to put it under Hua'er's bed?" the old lady asked.
"Old madam, I really don't know. I once saw Hua'er holding this talisman. I also saw Hua'er go to the back garden in the middle of the night and bury a doll in the back garden. If you don't believe it, you can
Go dig it out and take a look." Qin'er said.
"Qin'er, how could you accuse me so falsely?" Hua'er asked.
"Hua'er, I don't know who poisoned you, but why do you say it was me?" Qin'er said.
"Isn't it because you apologized to me that you let me drink that glass of wine?" Hua'er asked.
"What are you drinking?" Qin'er asked in confusion.
"Come here, go dig in the back garden and see if the doll is still there," the old lady said.
"Grandma, you have also seen that Qin'er doesn't admit that she did it at all." Princess Ning said.
"What does Ning'er mean? Do you suspect that Hua'er framed Qin'er?" asked the old lady.
"Ning'er doesn't doubt Hua'er, but she doesn't believe it was Qin'er who did it. Hua'er just woke up, so maybe her memory is wrong," Princess Ning said.
Hua'er already knew Princess Ning's thoughts before she was poisoned. After she woke up from the poisoning, she did not tell Princess Ning who had poisoned her because she knew that Princess Ning was not willing to admit Qin'er at all.
If she told him about poisoning, Princess Ning would think that she deliberately framed Qin'er.
"Princess, Hua'er has always followed the rules since I started serving you. Now you are only left with your slave and Qin'er. Your slave once said that you and Qin'er would depend on each other for life. How could you frame her for no reason?" Hua'er said.
.
"Although grandma likes you, you also know that I have always preferred Qin'er. Even if grandma likes you again, you still have to stay with me, otherwise you will frame her because of this." Princess Ning said.
Hua'er's eyes were red, and she was very disappointed when she saw Princess Ning in front of her. She didn't expect that Princess Ning really didn't believe in her. If the old lady hadn't been by her side today, she believed that Princess Ning would definitely kill her and silence her.
Qin'er's eyes widened, and she pointed at Hua'er and asked, "How could you frame me? When did I poison you? Those charms were obviously placed under the bed by you, so why did you frame me?"
"Hua'er, let me ask you one last time, who poisoned you?" Princess Ning said with a cold face.
"Princess, Hua'er has no reason to frame Qin'er. Hua'er is wrong, so she shouldn't wake up." Hua'er said.
"Old lady, princess, this servant found this in the flower bed in the back garden." said the servant girl.
After the maid finished speaking, she handed a cloth bag to the princess. The princess looked at the old lady and handed it to the old lady.
After the old lady opened it, she found that inside was a stuffed doll filled with needles, not a puppet as Qin'er said. The old lady was almost pricked by the silver needle. Looking at the name on the silver needle, the old lady's hand moved slightly.
Trembling.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Princess Ning asked.
"See for yourself, whose name is written on it." The old lady handed the doll to Princess Ning.
Princess Ning took the doll and saw that the writing on it was also written in blood, and what was written was Hua'er's name and birth date.
"This..." Princess Ning didn't know what to say.
Hua'er can't write his birth date on the doll and stab the doll with silver needles every day, right?
"Why don't you speak?" the old lady asked.
"Grandma, how come Hua'er's name and birthday are on this doll?" Princess Ning asked.
"Well, do you still suspect that Hua'er is lying?" the old lady asked.
"Ning'er didn't mean that. This matter is a bit strange at this time. There is no need for Qin'er to lie." Princess Ning said.
"Hua'er didn't lie, it was Qin'er who lied. This person can't stay with you, leave it to me to deal with it," the old lady said.
"Grandma, you promised to leave Qin'er to me personally, how can you keep your word?" Princess Ning asked.
"Leave it to you to deal with it, and you will still keep Qin'er by your side. Grandma cannot watch you keep such a person by your side, and she will definitely be dealt with," the old lady said.
"Grandma, what happened this time is really strange. Ning'er still doesn't believe that Hua'er was hurt by Qin'er." Princess Ning said.
"Princess, please save me, I didn't do this. How could I harm Hua'er? Could it be that Hua'er teamed up with the old lady to frame me and want to drive me out of the palace?" Qin'er shouted anxiously.
"Bold! You are just a servant, you can do whatever you want. Why do you need to join forces with Hua'er to frame you?" said the old lady.
"Grandma, why not let Ning'er do the interrogation on her own? Ning'er will definitely investigate this matter clearly," Princess Ning said.
"No, if I leave this matter to you, I'm afraid Hua'er won't be able to save her life. Now that we have a clue, Aunt Qing will pack her things and take Hua'er and Qin'er back to the princess's mansion," the old lady said.
"Grandma, you can just interrogate me in the palace. Why do you want to go back to the princess's palace?" Princess Ning said.
"I feel uncomfortable living in the palace, so it's better to go back. Anyway, this matter has been investigated clearly, so I will just take it back and deal with it." The old lady said.
"Grandma, Qin'er is my maid and should be handled by me." Princess Ning said.
"Qin'er is indeed your maid, but she was the one who smashed the hosta I gave to Hua'er. Therefore, I plan to interrogate her personally," the old lady said.
"Old madam, I haven't brought many things. We can leave at any time." Aunt Qing said.
"Okay, come here, tie up Qin'er and throw her into the carriage. Hua'er, I don't know if you can move around," the old lady said.